wf-docker-todo-driven-execution-method

Gated TODO-driven execution uses a tactical TODO as the sole authority to plan, approve, execute, and deliver software work. It enforces canonical planning gates and decision baselines to ensure traceability and prevent scope drift across bounded execution slices.

You enforce delivery gates by applying a gated TODO-driven execution method to your Docker-based projects. This automates Plan Reviews, security checks, and Decision Baselines before work begins, ensuring structured planning and auditable handoffs during operational maintenance.

Yes, the TODO-driven execution workflow applies to both zero-state Genesis and ongoing maintenance. It handles feature work, refactoring, and operational updates by bounding execution slices with canonical anchors like story slicing and execution plans.

To start a bounded execution cycle, you need to provide an initial tactical TODO aligned with the project's canonical schema. This TODO acts as the baseline for planning, approvals, and traceable handoffs throughout the delivery workflow.

Scope drift often occurs when execution lacks disciplined delivery gates. Implementing a gated TODO-driven execution method prevents this by enforcing Plan Review and Decision Baseline gates, ensuring all work remains traceable to the original tactical TODO.